Users Guide

Feature iDRAC9
Basic
iDRAC9
Express
iDRAC9 Express for
Blades
iDRAC9 Enterprise
LCD screen (iDRAC9 requires
optional)
Yes Yes N/A Yes
Quick Sync (require NFC bezel,
13G only)
N/A N/A N/A N/A
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 (BLE/Wi-Fi
hardware)
Yes Yes Yes Yes
iDRAC Direct (front USB
management port)
Yes Yes Yes Yes
iDRAC Service Module
(iSM) embedded
Yes Yes Yes Yes
iSM to in-band alert forwarding to
consoles
Yes Yes Yes Yes
SupportAssist Collection
(embedded)
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Crash screen capture
No Yes Yes Yes
Crash video capture
3
No No No Yes
Boot capture
No No No Yes
Manual reset for iDRAC (LCD ID
button)
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote reset for iDRAC (requires
iSM)
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Virtual NMI
Yes Yes Yes Yes
OS watchdog
2
Yes Yes Yes Yes
System Event Log
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lifecycle Log
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Enhanced Logging in Lifecycle
Controller Log
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Work notes
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote Syslog
No No No Yes
License management
Yes Yes Yes Yes
[1] Remote agent-free update feature is available only using IPMI.
[2] Available only using IPMI.
[3] Requires OMSA agent on target server.
Interfaces and protocols to access iDRAC
The following table lists the interfaces to access iDRAC.
NOTE: Using more than one interface at the same time may generate unexpected results.
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